Photographer's Note

What makes Rajasthan such a compelling travel destination is its sense of authenticity. Against the backdrop of dusty land and sun-soaked skies, Rajasthan is filled with opulent colours. The people of Rajasthan show a distinct preference for bright colorful traditional dresses.

From the simple village folk or tribal belle to the royalty, the preferred colours are bright red, dazzling yellow, lively green or brilliant orange, highlighted by a lavish use of sparkling gold, silver 'zari' or 'gota' and heavy silver anklets. Their distinct preference for bright bold colours have added so much life to the barren, colourless landscape and the monotonous.

She is a street musician's daughter, a tribal girl from a remote semi desert village I met in Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer one of the oldest desert town in Rajasthan state.

A joyful certainly not camera shy and her infectious smile hopefully will brighten up any day!

Hello Abmdsudi
A very fine, close-cropped portrait style photo, marked by excellent lighting and beautiful colour tones, especially the reds in various parts of the picture. The very tight frame makes a real highlight of the subject's eyes. Very well done, a delight to see on a grey, wet Spring day in England.
Regards,
Andrew

Beautiful close crop portrait Abmdsudi - Both colour and detail are superb here; the jewelry and red cloth frame the face and add attractive cultural reference. I love the shy upward gaze from the kohl rimmed eyes. A very beautiful shot of a very beautiful girl. Warm regards rosemary

Hello Abmdsudi,
India is in my opinion undoubtedly the best country to take portrait photos.
This one is amazing!Expressive,clear and conveying so well her emotions and feelings.I like also the framing and so good close-up.Quality,like sharpness,clarity or contrast are first class and also contribute to such successful perception of this image.
I´m looking forward to see more your photos from recent trip to India.

Hello Abmdsudi,
serenity, confidence, curiosity, I think I can see many things in her eyes and yet be certain of none. A wonderful portrait, not only for the beauty of the girl and her jewellery, but also for her captivating gaze and intriguing expression. The warm light and the colours are exquisite, the textures are absolutely natural and the framing is bold and effective in making every little detail essential. And you are part of the portrait too:) Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Ourania

Hola Abmdsudi
Very beautiful portrait (so close up) of the girl where w e can admire the details of her make up and the ornaments of her clothes and the bindi hanging on his forehead
What I like the more is the same that you noticed, her lovely half smiling expression

Good afternoon.
Good text with the given data ...
Beautiful face girl with a smile and decoration.
Good shot, nice girls face shown and decorations.
Beautiful girl eyes speak volumes.
Have a great and successful day, all the best.
Paja.

Hi Abmdsudi,
You are indeed correct, that smile is infectious and would brighten the darkest of days! I have always admired the bright vivid colours and adornments of the east, I guess to my european eyes it is a very exotic and farawy scene that speaks of mystery and intrigue. YOu captured that really nicely here, not only with the girls traditional dress and jewels, but also the look in her eye. As always, a wonderful portrait and a very important historic image.
Best wishes
Noel

You're capturing well this portrait by a good macro and excellent tone/clarity, so it's impressive to see the Indian girl wearing traditional colorful dress and who has attached accessories. Her countenance looks pure. And, it harmonized well with blurred background.

Abmdsudi, this is just a great portrait, well-cropped. I like the decision to not show her entire head, common in most portraits; this makes us concentrate on her eyes and smile. I am consistently amazed by the depth of color you get in your shots, and the depth of emotion in your portraits. Thanks.

Hi Abmdsudi!
I'm glad you're back to your India series:)! This is a really good portrait: the expression, the focus, the red colour, the texture of her skin, the jewellery, the light.... Everything looks good here and you framed her really well.

Hello Abmdsudi.
That exceptional portrait more ...! I love this close up shot, which captures the high intensity of the look of this beautiful girl, perfect red touch her ​​headdress and jewels that adorn, delightful textures and skin tones.
Magnificent good sharpness and lighting, which give a very powerful image with this vivacity colors.
A great job. I love it.
Enjoy a great weekend.
Best wishes.
Luis.

Hi Abmdsudi
A fine sunny and colourful portrait of that girl with traditional Rajasthani jewellery
Great colours and contrast level, but above all excellent contact with your subject.
Greetings
Laurent

Hi Abmdsudi,
an awesome portrait here!
You have caught impeccably the nice smile and the deep look of this young girl, her great beauty and the elegant ornaments on her face.
Simply a wonderful shot!!
Best regards,
Josep

Hi Abmdsudi,
This is an excellent portrait. Thanks to well chosen tight crop the viewer can see all the excellent details. I like the nice gloving eyes and the excellent direct eye contact, simple beautiful. The soft light, focusing and all details are outstanding. You must be proud on this photo. Greetings, Miro